Since the end of August, fighting resumed between the government army and northern groups. Both parties accuse each other of having restarted hostilities. Events which increasingly call into question the Algiers peace agreements signed in 2015.
In his press release, Colonel Moulay Ag Sidi Mola, spokesperson for the Coordination of Azawad Movements, traces the chronology of the latest events which, according to him, set the stage for a new conflict.
A resumption of hostilities which seems more and more inevitable and which the ex-rebels attribute to the Malian armed forces and Wagner’s mercenaries.
The CMA calls “ all the inhabitants of Azawad to go to the field to contribute to the war effort with the aim of defending and protecting the homeland and thus regaining control of their entire territory “.
The statement asserts that the “Azawadian national army” “ prepared short and long term resistance strategies “. The northern movements also encourage civilians to stay away from positions held by the armed forces – the Fama – and Wagner.
It was via its military affairs information and communications unit that the CMA released its statement. A cell created in order, she says, “ to avoid any confusion ” with ” other external actors “.
A communication battle is being waged with the Malian government, which they accuse of voluntarily confusing it with terrorist groups.